Compare South Africa to other countries

Compare the prices of hotels and restaurants, groceries, alcohol, clothes, entertainment,
and transport in South Africa and other countries. We compute the price levels using data from national
statistical offices and international organizations.

Compare prices in South Africa and:

Albania

Angola

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia & Herz.

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

the C.A. Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

the Comoros

Croatia

Cyprus

the Czech Rep.

Denmark

Djibouti

Domin. Rep.

Ecuador

Egypt

Eq. Guinea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

the Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea

G.-Bissau

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

the Ivory Coast

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macao

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

the Maldives

Mali

Malta

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Nepal

the Netherlands

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Paraguay

Peru

the Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

the R. of Congo

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

S.T.&Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

the UA Emirates

the UK

Uruguay

the USA

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

the USA

Hotels and restaurants: the USA is 7% more expensive.

USA

4xcheaper

3x

2x

South Africa

2x

3x

4xmore expensive

Example:
A hotel stay / restaurant dinner that cost 50 dollars/euro in South Africa would costs about 54 dollars/euro in the USA.

Groceries: the USA is 13% cheaper.

USA

4xcheaper

3x

2x

South Africa

2x

3x

4xmore expensive

Example:
A bag of groceries that cost 50 dollars/euro in South Africa would costs about 44 dollars/euro in the USA.

Alcohol: the USA is 56% more expensive.

USA

4xcheaper

3x

2x

South Africa

2x

3x

4xmore expensive

Example:
In the stores, wine, beer or other alcohol that cost 10 dollars/euro in South Africa would costs about 16 dollars/euro in the USA.

Clothes: the USA is 61% more expensive.

USA

4xcheaper

3x

2x

South Africa

2x

3x

4xmore expensive

Example:
Clothes that cost about 50 dollars/euro in South Africa would costs about 81 dollars/euro in the USA.

Entertainment: the USA is 12% more expensive.

USA

4xcheaper

3x

2x

South Africa

2x

3x

4xmore expensive

Example:
Books, movie tickets, and museum fees that cost 10 dollars/euro in South Africa would costs about 11 dollars/euro in the USA.

Transport: the USA is 23% cheaper.

USA

4xcheaper

3x

2x

South Africa

2x

3x

4xmore expensive

Example:
Train, bus, or taxi charges that cost 10 dollars/euro in South Africa would costs about 8 dollars/euro in the USA.

Health: the USA is 159% more expensive.

USA

4xcheaper

3x

2x

South Africa

2x

3x

4xmore expensive

Example:
dollars/euro in South Africa would costs about 130 dollars/euro in the USA.

Communication: the USA is 7% more expensive.

USA

4xcheaper

3x

2x

South Africa

2x

3x

4xmore expensive

Example:
dollars/euro in South Africa would costs about 54 dollars/euro in the USA.

Source: The data come from the World Bank, a major international organization with headquarters in Washington D.C., and is the most reliable source of international price data available anywhere. We use the latest report from 2005. Therefore the numbers should be interpreted with caution. However, relative price levels across countries do not change rapidly and the numbers are still valid for most countries. That is true especially for the richer countries where prices and exchange rates do not change much over time. We will update the data when new reports become available.

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